← more from
Merge Records
  1. music
  2. merch
  3. community

The Landfill

by Fruit Bats

supported by
Dr. J
Dr. J thumbnail
ryebread813
ryebread813 thumbnail
RC
RC thumbnail
Cooper GK
Cooper GK thumbnail
jromane202
jromane202 thumbnail
Brent W. Watson Jr.
Brent W. Watson Jr. thumbnail
sαgεℓαη∂s
sαgεℓαη∂s thumbnail
Morgan Smith
Morgan Smith thumbnail
Catosat
Catosat thumbnail
phantanoise
phantanoise thumbnail
Dmillz
Dmillz thumbnail
carfunche
carfunche thumbnail
Eon Ona
Eon Ona thumbnail
tinglethefairy
tinglethefairy thumbnail
paulie_r
paulie_r thumbnail
cgibbons
cgibbons thumbnail
jordanballou
jordanballou thumbnail
Billy Biggs
Billy Biggs thumbnail
Daniel Joffre
Daniel Joffre thumbnail
Mark Ryan
Mark Ryan thumbnail
James Maxwell
James Maxwell thumbnail
David Travis
David Travis thumbnail
Tandy Fleming
Tandy Fleming thumbnail
Thibaut Brugat
Thibaut Brugat thumbnail
hedmang
hedmang thumbnail
jeremy
jeremy thumbnail
Mathias Ball Escamilla
Mathias Ball Escamilla thumbnail
Dokter Food
Dokter Food thumbnail
JMendelsohn
JMendelsohn thumbnail
ian9
ian9 thumbnail
Kristen
Kristen thumbnail
apizzle
apizzle thumbnail
Ilona Kalnina
Ilona Kalnina thumbnail
Pete Stephan
Pete Stephan thumbnail
Death Ritual
Death Ritual thumbnail
Franz Walter
Franz Walter thumbnail
martin schori
martin schori thumbnail
ncsg
ncsg thumbnail
OnTheRoad
OnTheRoad thumbnail
brianhoskin
brianhoskin thumbnail
Steve Seifert
Steve Seifert thumbnail
Charles Newmyer
Charles Newmyer thumbnail
ferment
ferment thumbnail
Aaron Leite
Aaron Leite thumbnail
E Rock
E Rock thumbnail
Todd Walberg
Todd Walberg thumbnail
joebot67
joebot67 thumbnail
ajburstein
ajburstein thumbnail
Andrew Sonnenberg
Andrew Sonnenberg thumbnail
Jason Ryan
Jason Ryan thumbnail
thomsouth
thomsouth thumbnail
Eric Croskey
Eric Croskey thumbnail
Gary B.
Gary B. thumbnail
Judd Evans
Judd Evans thumbnail
pfctdayelise
pfctdayelise thumbnail
dacos
dacos thumbnail
goslowyas 〓〓
goslowyas 〓〓 thumbnail
J.M. Mailas
J.M. Mailas thumbnail
drdo2little
drdo2little thumbnail
Jonathon Armstrong
Jonathon Armstrong thumbnail
more...
/

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    - "Hummingbird Sage" + "Cotton Candy Pink" splatter in clear vinyl
    - Gatefold jacket

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Landfill via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/48kHz.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25.98 USD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    - Gatefold jacket

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Landfill via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/48kHz.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $24.98 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    - 4-panel wallet
    - Mini-poster insert with full lyrics

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Landfill via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/48kHz.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $14.98 USD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card
    Download available in 24-bit/48kHz.

      $9 USD  or more

     

1.
The Saddest Part of the Song 03:01
buy track
2.
All Wounds 03:13
buy track
3.
Think Aboutcha 02:40
buy track
4.
That Goddamn Sun 03:11
buy track
5.
Silverfish in the Sink 04:17
buy track
6.
Wild Pony Tower Moment 03:35
buy track
7.
Fishin' for a Vision 03:43
buy track
8.
Perhaps We're a Storm 03:06
buy track
9.
Hummingbird Sage 04:42
buy track
10.
The Landfill 02:55
buy track

about

The midwest, particularly the part of the midwest Eric D. Johnson hails from, is a largely flat expanse. Zipping through it on the highway, you’ll see cities and towns rise up in the distance, but blink and you’ll miss other man-made rejoinders to horizontal living dotting the landscape, hill after hill, built from the refuse of the past: landfills. Some of these hills make for great sledding spots, parks, and trails. Others turn organic waste into compost. The Landfill, Fruit Bats’ June 12, 2026 album from Merge Records, is something else entirely: a mountain dominating the landscape of Johnson’s heart.

credits

released June 12, 2026

All lyrics by Eric D. Johnson

All music by Eric D. Johnson except:
That Goddamn Sun music by Johnson / Galanopoulos / Mease
Silverfish in the Sink music by Johnson / LoCrasto
Wild Pony Tower Moment music by Johnson / Mease
The Landfill music by Johnson / Galanopoulos

Produced by Eric D. Johnson
Mixing and additional production by Thom Monahan
Engineered by Tim Graham
Additional engineering by Kosta Galanopoulos

Recorded at Bear Creek Studios, Woodinville, WA
Additional recording at Golden Void and Kingston Gardens, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Eric Broyhill at Broyhill Masters, Stockholm, SE
Management by Dean Christesen
“River Bluffs with White Wolves in the Foreground, Upper Missouri”
and “View in the ‘Cross Timbers,’ Texas” by George Catlin, 1832
Design by Daniel Murphy


Fruit Bats:
Eric D. Johnson – words, singing, guitars, piano, synth, lap steel
David Dawda – electric and upright basses
Josh Mease – electric and acoustic guitars, Fender bass VI, synth, piano, vibraphone
Frank LoCrasto – electric and acoustic pianos, organs, synths, vibraphone
Kosta Galanopoulos – drums and percussion, synth, glockenspiel

Featuring:
Renata Zeiguer – violin and viola
Owen Thayer – pedal steel

Love and thanks to fans, and to family both chosen and blood

license

all rights reserved

tags

shows

contact / help

Contact Fruit Bats

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Fruit Bats recommends:

If you like Fruit Bats, you may also like: